Epaphras Forename

313,811th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 694 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Nauru

Epaphras Forename Definition:

Ep'-a-fras, covered with foam. A native of Colosse, and some affirm, the first bishop of that city. Col. i. 7; iv. 12.

Epaphras Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad
100%
2471:55,0545,059
DR Congo
100%
1921:384,51914,440
Nigeria
100%
651:2,731,75949,189
Uganda
100%
481:853,26915,864
Namibia
100%
271:89,0444,372
Cameroon
100%
261:831,17323,165
Tanzania
100%
181:2,932,68423,284
India
100%
101:121,487,7971,527,033
South Africa
100%
101:5,453,265111,420
Benin
100%
101:1,057,58426,153
Brazil
100%
71:30,605,165257,261
Kenya-61:7,717,85232,954
United States-61:60,422,830354,092
Belgium
100%
41:2,872,51022,632
Philippines
100%
41:26,502,369280,915
Ivory Coast
100%
31:7,691,97882,363
Congo
100%
31:1,669,73530,542
Zambia-21:7,927,39745,785
Zimbabwe-11:15,423,817113,731
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
Malawi
100%
11:17,112,31024,110
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249

Epaphras (604) may also be a surname.

Epaphras Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ep'-a-fras, covered with foam. A native of Colosse, and some affirm, the first bishop of that city. Col. i. 7; iv. 12.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

Meaning: foam-covered: or possibly contraction of E paph ro di'tus.

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

Epaphras Forename Popularity

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Epapraj803/
Epaphro803/
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Ephafras758/
Epafrast751/
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Epafra71287/
Ephaffras711/
Ephafrase711/
Epopra711/
Epefras6715/
Epafrat677/
Epafrah672/
Apafras672/
Epepros671/
Epafrac671/
Ephafra671/
Epofras671/
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Ipapraha633/
Epafrace632/
Epaafros631/
Ephafros631/
Hepafrace591/
Epafro572/
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